Stop and waste valve



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FRANK C. AMSBARY, OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

STOP AND WASTE VALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,119, dated March19, 1895. Application filed October 31, 1894. s rial N 527.511- (Nomodel.)

, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to valves for supplying flush water to closetbowls, urinals, sinks and other connections.

The object of theimprovement is to secure a minimum amount of movementof the valve stem in the turning off and onof the water supply to thefixture; also providing means whereby the valve may be located a properdistance from the surface to obviatefreezing and at the same time besusceptible of easy manipulation when it is required to obtain a supplyof water.

The improvement will be more fully set forth and claimed hereinafter andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a viewshowing the application of the invention to a water closet. Fig. 2 is aview showing the invention applied to a kitchen sink. Fig. 3 is a viewof the valve on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a detail view. of theoperating lever and the toothed collar at" tached to the valve stem.Fig. 5 is a detail view of the valve plu Fig. 6 is a detail view of thebase plate to which the operating parts are attached. Fig. 7 is avertical section of the valve casing. Fig. 8 is a detail view of theclip for securing the valve casing upon the base plate. Fig. 9 isacrosssection of the plug showing its relative position to the valve casing,the latter being shown in dotted lines, when draining the pipe.

The base-plate F is provided with lugs 2, 3 and 4. The Valve casing orbody E is of usual construction and has its plug 5 provided with anarrow port 6 through which the water passes to the fixture. This port 6is long and narrow and registers with corresponding ports in the valvecasing in the well lever ina normal position.

known manner. By this construction ofport .a slight movement of the plugisonly necessary to open and close the valve. The port is about onesixteenth of an inch wide. Hence a movement of the plug through a smallradius will open the valve to its fullest extent or close it asrequired. The casing rests upon the lug 3 which is notched in its uppersurface to receive it and is held in place by a wire clip K passing overthe casing and having its ends threaded and extended through openings inthe base plate F. The projecting ends of the clip will be supplied withnuts by means ofwhich the 'clip is tightened upon the casing to hold itfirmly in place.

' The collar H mounted upon the plug stem G, has a series of teeth hwhich are engaged by corresponding teeth 6 on an arm 7 of the operatinglever 8 fulcrumed at one end to the lugs 4. This collar is held on thestem G by a binding screw 5 or other suitable fastening. The lug 2 isdepressed in its top end to receive and form a bearing for the outer endof the plug stem and support it against the stress exerted thereon byoperating the lever 8.

The lever 8 has the horizontal arm 7 about midway of itsends and adownward curve 9 in front of the arm 7 to admit of the free workings ofthe toothed portion of the collar H. From the point 9 the lever curvesupward and outward as shown. A spring I is interposed between the outerend of the lever and the base plate and serves to hold the This springis fitted at its ends to projections on, respectively, the lever and theplate. The parts are disposed with reference to having the valve valvewater way port and the waste way port to be brought into exactly theright positions by stopping the revolution of the valve at the properpoints, thus insuring perfect operation.

In practice the valve is designed to be placed below the freezing lineand is provided with the usual waste 12 which is suitably connected witha convenient portion of the waste pipe. A foot plate 13 is connected bya rod 14 with the free end of the lever B so that when pressure isbrought to bear upon the said plate 13 the valve will be opened to flushthe closet or supply water to the sink or basin. When the pressure isremoved the spring I will regain itself and close the valve automatically.

In Fig. 1 the waste is shown connected by a small pipe 17 with the soilor sewer pipe 15 leading from the closet 16. In Fig. 2 the waste isshown attached by small pipe 21 to the Waste pipe 19 leading from thesink 20. On pressing upon the plate 13 with the foot a supply of wateris had to the required fixture in the usual manner, and when thepressure is removed the supply of water is shut off and the waste isopened and the water in the pipe running from the valve to the fixtureis drained olf and freezing thereby obviated in winter time.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a plate having a bearing lug, and a valve heldupon the plate and having its stem obtaining a bearing in the said lug,of a toothed collar applied to the valve stem, a lever having a toothedportion to mesh with the said toothed collar, and having a portionextending between the plate and the valve stem to engage with each andlimit its movements, and a spring for normally closing the valve bydirect action on the said lever, substantially as specified.

2. In combination a plate having a bearing lug, a valve held upon theplate with its stem seated in the said bearing lug, a toothed collarheld upon the valve stem, and a lever pivoted to the plate and having atoothed extension to mesh with the toothed oollar,vand having a portionto operate in the space between the valve stem and the said plate,substantially as described for the purpose specified.

3. In combination, a plate having lugs 2, 3, and 4, a valve held by clipto the lug 3 and havingits plug stem obtaining a bearing upon the lug 2,a toothed collar mounted upon the plug stem, a lever pivoted to the lug4t and having a toothed extension between its ends to co-operate withthe toothed collar, and having its outer portion curved downwardly,upwardly, and outwardly, and a spring iuterposed between the lever andthe plate, subsiantially as described for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK C. AMSBARY.

'Witnesses:

WM. 1. AINSWORTH, R. D. MORRIS.

